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biomass Definition

bio·mass (ō mas′)

noun

the total mass or number of living organisms in a particular area or volume

Etymology: bio- + mass

biomass Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • spawn: In 1988 the spawning stock biomass was about 100,000 tons.
  • accumulate: A healthy plant is also more efficient in using energy and accumulating biomass than an unhealthy one.
  • burn: And in the meantime the US is converting fossil-fuel power stations to burn biomass.
  • convert: Several colleges have bought shredders which convert woody biomass into suitable material or mulching.

Adjective modifier

  • cellulosic: The " new " technology of producing ethanol from cellulosic biomass does receive some R&D support, but not more traditional methods of production.
  • microbial: Substantial changes in functional capabilities of the soil microbial biomass have been detected.
  • woody: Several colleges have bought shredders which convert woody biomass into suitable material or mulching.
  • solar: What about all the other energy possibilities; wave, wind, solar, biomass?
  • total: For some ecosystem parameters, for example total above-ground biomass, temperature effects were stronger than carbon dioxide effects.

Modifies a noun

  • feedstock: The process for making fuel from biomass feedstock used in the 1800's is basically the same one used today.
  • oilseed: Increasing numbers of so-called low biomass oilseed rapes now rank in the premier gross output division.
  • boiler: Wilton 10 will be a new, purpose built biomass burning boiler.
  • burning: Wilton 10 will be a new, purpose built biomass burning boiler.
  • rape: And 95 % plan to maintain or further increase their low biomass rape growing over the coming few years.
  • aerosol: He currently works on how different tropospheric aerosols such as sea-salt, sulfate aerosol, biomass aerosol interact with clouds.

Noun used with modifier

  • phytoplankton: In spring when the phytoplankton biomass increases and blooms the adult Cal fin begin to breed.
  • zooplankton: Zooplankton biomass models: their implications for the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey.
  • krill: To measure krill biomass acoustic surveys have been done by BAS scientists at least once a year for the last 6 years.
  • weed: In winter wheat, crop density is an important factor in limiting seed production by red dead-nettle through the effect on weed biomass.
  • stock: In 1988 the spawning stock biomass was about 100,000 tons.